concerned

concerned
concerned adj preocupado
where have you been?, we were very concerned about you ¿dónde has estado?, estábamos muy preocupados por ti
concerned
tr[kən'sɜːnd]
adjective
1 (affected) afectado,-a; (involved) involucrado,-a
■ the people concerned los interesados
2 (worried) preocupado,-a (about/for, por)
■ I'm concerned for her well-being me preocupa su bienestar
■ they're concerned about you están preocupados por ti
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
as far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí se refiere, por lo que a mí respecta
where something is concerned en cuanto a algo
to be concerned in something estar involucrado,-a en algo
to be concerned with something interesarle a uno algo
concerned [kən'sərnd] adj
1) anxious: preocupado, ansioso
2) interested, involved: interesado, afectado
concerned
adj.
• inquietado, -a adj.
• interesado, -a adj.
• preocupado, -a adj.
kən'sɜːrnd, kən'sɜːnd
adjective <person> preocupado; <look> de preocupación

to be concerned ABOUT/FOR somebody/something — estar* preocupado por alguien/algo; see also concern II

[kǝn'sɜːnd]
ADJ
1) (=worried) preocupado

• to be concerned about sth/sb — estar preocupado por algo/algn

I'm not nagging, I'm concerned about you — no es que quiera darte la lata, estoy preocupado por ti or me preocupas

• to be concerned at or by sth — estar preocupado por algo

doctors are concerned at his slow recovery — los médicos están preocupados por or a los médicos les preocupa la lentitud con la que se está recuperando

• to be concerned for sth/sb — estar preocupado por algo/algn

he was concerned for his son's happiness — le preocupaba la felicidad de su hijo

• he sounded very concerned — parecía estar muy preocupado

• he was concerned that he might have hurt her — le preocupaba que pudiera haberle hecho daño

2)

to be concerned to do sth — poner mucho interés en hacer algo

Britain was concerned to avoid war — Gran Bretaña puso mucho interés en evitar la guerra

concern 2., 2)
* * *
[kən'sɜːrnd, kən'sɜːnd]
adjective <person> preocupado; <look> de preocupación

to be concerned ABOUT/FOR somebody/something — estar* preocupado por alguien/algo; see also concern II


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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